Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Malta

Malta: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ was 184.77 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
184.77 millions
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
219.7 millions
in 2014
All-time low
30.83 millions
in 1990
Years of data
17
1990–2017

Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ in Malta, 1990–2017

501001502001990200320171990: 30.8 millions1991: 32.4 millions1992: 37.5 millions1998: 61.7 millions2002: 80.5 millions2004: 80.8 millions2007: 131.9 millions2008: 138.1 millions2009: 122.6 millions2010: 161.2 millions2011: 137.3 millions2012: 183.2 millions2013: 211 millions2014: 219.7 millions2015: 203.3 millions2016: 169.4 millions2017: 184.8 millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Malta recorded 184.77 millions for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Malta peaked at 219.7 millions in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.83 millions, in 1990.

Malta ranks 114th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.6 millions 30.83 millions 61.66 millions 4
2000s 110.78 millions 80.46 millions 138.07 millions 5
2010s 183.73 millions 137.26 millions 219.7 millions 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 111 Rwanda 207.78 millions compare
  2. 112 Burundi 192.54 millions compare
  3. 113 Armenia 187.14 millions compare
  4. 115 Namibia 154.18 millions compare
  5. 116 Maldives 152.53 millions compare
  6. 117 Bhutan 109.67 millions compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

More reference data data for Malta

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Malta?
Government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ in Malta was 184.77 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 219.7 millions in 2014.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 30.83 millions in 1990.
How does Malta rank for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
Malta ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 1,910 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/